THE EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

THE EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

Augusto Neves, 2024

  In my experience as a student, the tests were always like a ghastly experience, leading the whole class anxious before, during and sometimes after the exam, even though I always had good grades. But then, I got enrolled in a

Performing Arts degree for one year before changing to English Language Arts. I will never forget that a Professor at the academia asked the students to self-evaluate their process. It was a very kind attitude and in a score from 0 to 100, no one gave a 100. However, the criteria of evaluation was very personal, giving us an opportunity for self-confidence. Of course, she created a safe environment, it was the subject of corporal expression, so we worked with body, movement and dance. Just imagine how liberating it was to be seen as a human being at the college in a pos-pandemic and I.A moment.

 

To make the long story short, when this Professor trusted us to self-evaluate, it was like respecting our differences and allowing us to self-reflect and because of this experience that I decided to become a teacher. It was a shame that I had to go to the university or especially through arts that I was invited to think outside of the box. Because, during my experiences as a student at basic education, I feel that the school splitted  us up with grades and student’s behaviour. And yet, in my opinion, I’m afraid to say that it didn’t change, it’s in our (teachers) hands to change this scenery of banking education.

THE EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT ACCORDING TO BNCC

The evaluation it’s not only related to the grade of the students, but as a way to collect the data that

indicates the level of the knowledge of the students.  The role of evaluation shouldn't be only related to

numbers but rather how can teachers help students to understand the subjects and reflect the process

of acquiring knowledge and if the teacher follows.

To sum up what the BNCC says, it includes the pedagogical process of assessment in three steps. The

diagnostic assessment, to assess the students at the beginning of the year to analyse the student’s

knowledge, as a background knowledge or an English test level as a bottom line, meanwhile the

formative assessment it’s related during the lesson as a way to follow the process of learning.Then,

the summative in which I can better translate to evaluation, it shows the result of the entire process of

learning and it’s considered to be done at the end of a period.

The formative instruments to evaluate the students will depend on the teacher's style. It can include

projects, a short film, theatre, poem, short stories and research such as  task based learning, project

based learning and project based learning. So the teacher can decide if it will be a formative

assessment during the process or if you will only evaluate the final process as a summative

assessment. The test doesn’t need to focus only on the grammar, BNCC describes the English

Language as a Lingua Franca and it has a vision of language as a social practice.

 TECHNOLOGIES

 Beyond the digital textbooks available on TIME TO SHARE - Saraiva site, we can find there examples

of evaluations, media and a monthly plan to work with the students. It looks complete, but in my point

of view their evaluation examples are rather complex but it can save you time if you don't have time to

prepare an evaluation.

 Personally, if you have time to elaborate an evaluation I think google forms can be an excellent tool,

even though it can be easy for them to cheat during the test, it can save your time by even correcting

the test. Of course, it’s a useful suggestion of summative assessment.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE GOOGLE FORMS?

WHAT’S YOUR ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION'S STYLE?

PLEASE, SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE COMMENTS BELOW:

Ta, xx

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REFERENCES:

LEMANN. Fundação.Avaliação diagnóstica, formativa e somativa alinhada à BNCC. Fundação Lemann. 2020. Available at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmUQpsWOjis> accessed on 13/03/2024 at 17:59

BRASIL. Ministry of Education. PNLD - SARAIVA. Available at<https://educacaobasica.editorasaraiva.com.br/pnld/edital/pnld-2020/obra/3751436/> accessed on 13/03/2024 at 01:00